Sectional-unit partition.



A. KALLA.

SECTIONAL UNIT PARTITION.

APPLICATION man NOV. a. 1916.

Patented. Apr. 30, 1918.

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SECTIONAL UNIT PARTITION.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 1916.

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A. KALLA.

SECTIONAL UNIT PARTITION.

APPLICATION man NOV. 6, 19m.

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ALEXANDER KALLA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SECTIOINAL-UNIT PARTITIQN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. so, with.

Application filed November 6, 1316. Serial No. 129,753.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER KALLA, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sectional-Unit Partitions, of which the following is a specification.

llhis invention relates in general to wall partitions, the invention being more particularly related to wall partitions of the sectional unit type.

An object of this invention is the provision of partition walls which may be manufactured in standardized parts or units and which are adapted to be set up quickly and accurately in halls, oflices, rooms and the like, and also to be removed quickly without dama e either to themselves or to the rooms.

A f irther object is the provision of comlete unit sections so prepared as to bead- ]ustable relatively with respect to themselves and also with respect to the walls, floors and ceilings in order to adjust margins occasioned by deviating surfaces.

Another object is the provision of partition units of the character referred to which are so simple in construction and in assembly that they can'be put up or taken down by unskilled mechanics.

With these and other objects, which will become more apparent as the description progresses, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which Fi rel shows a front elevation of assemb ed units, showing also a front projecting unit, in cross section.

Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional and elevation.

Fig. 3 is a detail frag-mental view partly broken away, of the upper left-hand portion of the view shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4. shows a cross section, taken on the line B-B of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows a cross sectiontaken on the line A'-A of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fi 3 but of the cornice left-hand portion 0 the view shown in Fig. 1. I

Fi 7 is a plan view taken on'the line of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line D-D of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the Fig. 14 is a general plan view, in horizontal transverse section, illustrating in partlcular a part of the assembled units engaged at each end with a wall, here shown in fragment.

Like parts indicate like characters throughout these drawings.

A complete partition of the character disclosed herein embodies panels or sectional units made up of parts which are substantially alike so that each part is interchangeable with its like part. The construction embodies main units or panels which may be assembled, with concealed spaces between them so as to provide adjustment between themselves or between their edges and the main walls for substantial adjustment of unevenness.

Referring now more particularly "to the drawings, 141: indicates a main panel which is provided. on its lower end with a recess it, and on each of its opposite lower edges with a plate 20 having a side projecting lug 21 and a lower end projecting lug 22. This plate is also preferably connected with the floor by means of a screw as 23, the length of the screw being determined by the adustment required. When panel it is to be located adjacent a wall, it is connected with a wall-end panel 41, to which is also secured on its adjacent lower edge a similar plate as 20, as shown in Fig. 13. To secure and connect a panel 14 with 4:1 or with another main panel 14, I employ a union panel 1'2. To the inner face of 17 I secure a bar 2?, the lower end of which is outwardly bent at an angle forming a portion 28 which is adapted to uphold an end of base-block 16, the opposite end of which is sustained in a similar manner. Fig. 11 shows how an and Mill v of block 16 is inserted between the bent portion 28 of bar 27 and the end lug 22 of plate 20; while Fig. 13 indicates how block 16, thus being sustained at each end, is adapted to support 14:, it being observed that 16 has an upwardly .projectingportion 16" to accommodate 14: whereby to prevent sidewise' movement or" 14.

The union panels 17 are provided along their inner marginal edges with cavities as 19, which are made large enough to receive securable to the union panels 17, each panel as 14 may have its position adjusted relatively with respect to its neighbors or with respect to the floor or side wall of the room in which it is installed. The unions 17 serve not only to assist in securing the panels in position'as shown, but they provide appropriate means in addition for concealing the space which intervenes between the panels,

a the space between the lower ends of each relatively with respect to the parts it main-- panel 17 and the floor being concealed by a mop-board as 18. As shown in Fig. 1 the panel as 14: may be prepared to receive a pane of glass as 31.

Mounted above the panelsas 14 and adjustably secured thereto by screws as 38, is

a head member 37 Secured on each side of 37 and extending downwardly below the same so as to snugly overlap each side of panels 14 are pieces of ornamental molding as 40 and 4:0. The top edges of 40' and 40 project beyond 37 to provide a longitudinal recess 40' to provide for the reception of the top sections.

As shown in Fig. 3, a sectional unit of the top partition is provided with a key panel 32 which is adj ustablevertically and tains in position In assembly, the lower end of 32 is preferably inserted between the molding 40 and 40*, while the up or end projects into the recess provided in the horizontal ceiling board 37". A vertical recess as 3 is provided in 'thetop portion of 32 for the reception of a threaded pin 33, the said recess being enlarged at one place for the suitable reception of a thumb iece 34; which is threaded on 33 as shown. he top end of 33 is provided with a head 35, the office of which is to bear against the recess edge of 37 so that when the thumb iece is manipulated, 32 and 37 will be force in opposits directions whereby 51 to adjust the 'tical slots 37 which are designed to upper panel sections to any substantial deviating surface that may be present in the ceiling.

Slidably mortised on 32 on each side, above and below, to provide panel or window frames, are members 39, the opposite'ends of which are secured to the vertical sash members 30. Within the frame inclosures thus made, glass panes as 31 may be secured or such ornamental panels as desired. Ceiling board 37" and the sashes 39 are preferably secured together by screws as 38, the said ceiling board 37 being provided with suitable lateral openings for the insertion of the screwheads as shown. Moldings as 29 and 29, are applied to 37", the lower ends of said. moldings being prepared to snugly overlap the sashes 39. 29 and 29 are preferably secured to 37 by means of screws, the said 37 being provided with verrovide for the vertical play of 37 under the manipulation of thumb screw 34. To assemble the sectional units so as to form a wall partition is a comparatively simple task. Preferably, base blocks 16 are first arranged on the floor in position and panels 14 mountedthereon. Unions 17 are then interlocked with the base blocks and panels and also slidably secured to the screws 21 or other suitable projections. The floor portions of 14: are secured to the floor by suitable screws as 23 or other securing means provided in plates 20. The floor portions of the sections are then completed by 1 the application of facing members as 15, 18 and 18. Head member 37 is secured to the top of the panels and moldings 40 and 40 applied, providing a longitudinal recess 40" for the insertion of the overhead panels. Key panel 32 and sashes 30 and 39 on each side thereof are placed in position with their lower ends resting in 40. The ceiling board 37 is then applied in screw 33 is manipulated to ad ust it snugly to the ceiling. The top panels are then completed by the application of moldings 29 and 29. I 1

While, in the foregoing description and in the accompanying drawings, I have shown certain specific features of construction and in the securement of the parts, it will be understood that in practice alterations and changes may be made, to which alterations and changes I am entitled, provided they are within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a sectional partition, in combination, a base block having a pro ecting top intermediate its length, a main panel having a recess ada ted to engage the rejecting top, a wall-en panel for the si e edge of the position and main panel, a standard plate with projecting lugs equipped With retaining means provided on the opposite edge margins of the main panel and on the adjacent edge margin of the Wall-end panel, retaining projections on the face edge margins of both panels, union panels provided With slots and will holes suitable for removably receiving the aforesaid retaining projections whereby to interlock the main panels and Wall-end 1 panel in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEXANDER KALLA. 

